New-York tribune., 1887-12-27
the DRINI-NISIC.

BOOTH AND BARRETT ~ JULIUS CF
The repro lur'ou ~ shake-pe1rc' noble tragedy ot
Jli.u. Ct,lr" which Vas accomplished i'f uisht ~
tle Academy ~ Music. aul wlic1 places "itMh th'
uillic reach rare luxury ot intellectual pea lrr II
dramatic achievement IA various way, suggestive ami
i,,tr,,.ivr. II aNnkcu- mcuprr, ot tIt r'mai '''e
ur..ent. ton Of tai, play which wa, made hy LdTh
I,,,,, on ,l .,mn- ui,lt Isl at Iolt tue'ir'. ard
which kept TIE STAGE hr it prosperity "ntl M'rcA
lG In tuc following ycar-El'l Booth ami Lawrence
Barrett hcu, then Tor tc nr~' tine associated ~ H. "'
rrii., anl Casu-" Il stirs the imasinaton win
n.trnr thought Of of Tie crandr-t historic p'i-
uf. that ever scnil. olsArnrl n the amber % poetry
I, l,ltc. tie mental vision wen shapes ~ antique
majesty AMI II thrills The pulse of -ymp ltheiIc appre'iA
ton with strains ~ high aud mntch.ess clo1nrnce
Those great lessons with which THIS piece 40 i!chy
lesson of tine value of liberty and The 'ii
Ar 4,or Lesson ~ the prctoninancc u an ineH"ra'e
uos ~ OF purpose In the vast SCHEME of human 'd
vaucc.Acnt ar, again tn;1t - f. WIN potent
authority aul invlncpic force. The spcnior o. Roman
ciy,aton-rvth - royl aspects ot statencss aul ~
markell contrasts OF nri.tocrauc poup ani pebeian
servllty military prevalence AMI popular resentment
4. di.pl,yci hyit and made actual Above All 1t onco
,,or serve. to impress the contemporary mind with
vital sense treasure tnI this axe possesses Ia 'he
genius. intellect aud artistic devotion of Two such actors
As Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett Ihc'o ch!eF
l. ot orr .tayc were received IN with tremendous
.nnsi,.m ami naturally ar,l.rl by tAc great excite
.ut Of vast audience. they put forth all their power
and acted with cNtraordlnary briliancy; and. hs tho
piece i mgunccuy mounted and these hne actors are
surrounded by performers for the most part ehtlre'y
ompctcnt. II was felt that great dramatic uie ana
meaning were communicated under the best conditions
and tnat true dramatic had accomplished legitI-
mate result
Ilylu Booth as Brutus" not only emboIies thls
ch.r.ctcr but by means this especial performance lie
,nincs IN u marked manner l- wce range OF dramatic
faculty. hi- unerrins artistic instinct, ami hs superb
capacity OF self control an 'ct repression IS an aco
Hrutas" Is "a moro difficult part 10 play than
"Ca.,us' when playcd-as II IS 10y hi.n with wholly
commensurate effect Brutls 1, full of ov,lluesS for
the SOUL but possessed of scarcely any NlSuheance Tor
the senses. "Cassius" although he think, too mnch
for ue welfare OF "tTsar IA essentially the man OF
action; Brntus Is the man OF thought; ana the man
of thought II lie attract At AL in DRAMA must attract
by his pcr,onal quality OF charm by what he Is ana not
by what he does. In this situation the personality
transcend, the art There Is 10 opportunity III the
rshtful embodiment " Brutus for those lurld Ishcs
q, An clc.icll passion which Edwin Booths acting
has always been remarkable ana Is % justly slh red
Even In hi. anger Brutus maintains the perfect pose
OF an almost SOical nature. lie never acts Win lHe
mpetuosity Of impulse bat lways with the dcbe"uon
OF reason lie Is sweet In temp 'rancnt tcnicr IN heart
dccorous IN dcmcanor, grave stately thoughtful "hd
oniet His supreme sense Is the sense Of dn'y lie
never startlcs with emphatic AMI telling points tS
range OF mental vision wide that he can sympith1c
ylcwlnd the dcel- OF such man must necessarily he
,u .iri,l AMI not ardent romantic. Such Il man.
indeed is more a spirit than body -ahstractei elusive
gentle melancholy To curb hts fire and To Suhl'e MS
embodiment of the noblcSt Roman OF them al Win Il
saI rrac. ard mourniu pcnsvcne-s H. the part OF
Edwin Booth to sacrifice instant sympathy aut all con
sirratiuns uf popular effect for the sake oi tue iru'I
The sweetness AMI tho beauty OF MS en- 'Iin''n r ~
Krutrs are instantly felt, yet, when All IL pNV
this ~ what s best remembered JUS so II was. NH
years ago IN lonlon Julms Caesar Wa "y.eu y,u, "a
Al a m.
Unssiu." Nonng captured everybody At hrst' r'n nu
after tew nights the tremrniots ma''s nn,nr hclsve
poetry that in the nature "i - r,a,es,i,
rcse him Edwin Booth possesse. thnt same mnles,tc
airyHthat fine soiity of character four lu.c 10
opposition a. Tue p1tch ,nn.r INK m a grrat hcart
thnt has greatly suffered. AL that one reads Of
kcmbes SLOW stately: ntssto l Walk N As
ns tassius." realized IN Edwin Booths icmeanor
and whole assumption III this character The part nj.
nit' OF dec Imator{ .ro''nfn' -nurSl. reiu'S " Sli
certain points. aud the golden party oI his EhgIlsh
speaking here gave II consunmate beauty ot express
SION ms supreme monchl hs brHtus u"t' ~. - ~, -
that of the apparition "a moment when even the IRON
performance Is more distinctly ami con'ihclnsb IN
d,ayc of the actors power OF impcrsonaoh thah thc
this attribute OF authority belongs essentially TO
Brutus." aud Edyin Booth makes II srandiy obvious
said; For your lite you burst not Snch look hat o
iIotspur" send us your prisoners" la = houso 40
spacious the Academy such subtle beauties must be
lost many spectators; but no one VINO watched the
varying cNprs of booths councnance last night or
noted the Music oi his voice Will ever forget H.
Lawrence Barrett played " Cas,ius,' IN which char
hc has long been famous ana he played II with
degree Of ability which, In this part oar people have
never seen matched Booth has Shown as u more
electrical "Cassius,' man more pociic ami more iul
OF tie of VIII emotion. Hut tor asceticsm of
intellect speuctc temper. mental concentration. moral
dlguity and the Restless spirit that gnnws upon ITS
cncasing boiy. Lawrence Barretts presentation of
Cnssius IL unrivalei and could not bc improved. Mr.
Barrett has taken tho high ideal OF thS dangerods
Roman. Ignoring the IHyo touch M the end OF the
Lupcrcal rejecting all sinister mood and motive,
and causing CAs.ius to act from glorious hate OF
desposm rather tnan personal hostility to Cesar.